Margam Discovery Centre
Margam Discovery Centre is a building in Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales which is located on Margam Castle Way. Margam Discovery Centre is situated nearby to Furzemill Pond, as well as near the historic building Twyn-y-Hydd.- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Email: enquiries.mp@field-studies-council.org
- Type: Educational institution
- Also known as: “Canolfan Ddarganfod Margam Discovery Centre”
- Address: Margam Castle Way, Port Talbot, SA13 2UA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Margam Country Park and Margan.
Margam Country Park
Park
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Margam Country Park is a country park estate in Wales, of around 850 acres. It is situated in Margam, about 2 miles from Port Talbot in south Wales. It was once owned by the Mansel Talbot family and is now owned and administered by the local council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Margam Country Park is situated 2,000 feet north of Margam Discovery Centre.
Margan
Photo: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0.
Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales. The nave of the abbey church is still in use as the church of St Mary in the Church in Wales. Margan is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Margam Discovery Centre.
Eglwys Nunydd
Reservoir
The Eglwys Nunydd is a 260-acre supply reservoir in Margam, Wales. It was originally constructed in 1963 to provide cooling water for the cold rolling mills at the nearby Port Talbot steelworks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pyle and Margam.
Pyle
Town
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pyle is a village and community in Bridgend county borough, Wales. This large village is served by the A48 road, and lies less than one mile from Junction 37 of the M4 motorway, and is therefore only a half-hour journey from the capital city of Wales, Cardiff. Pyle is situated 2 miles southeast of Margam Discovery Centre.
Margam
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Margam is a suburb and community of Port Talbot in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway. The community had a population of 3,017 in 2011; the built up area being larger and extending into Taibach community. Margam is situated 2½ miles northwest of Margam Discovery Centre.
Kenfig Hill
Village
Kenfig Hill is a village in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. It is bordered by Pyle to the south-west, Cefn Cribwr to the north-east, North Cornelly to the south and Moel Ton-Mawr mountain to the north. Kenfig Hill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Margam Discovery Centre.
Margam Discovery Centre
- Categories: building, office, and education
- Location: Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.55574° or 51° 33′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.72033° or 3° 43′ 13″ westOperator
Cyngor Astudiaethau Maes / Field Studies CouncilOpen location code
9C3RH74H+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 803841602OpenStreetMap feature
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office=educational_institution
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- Welsh: “Canolfan Ddarganfod Margam”
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